Molding Clay with Your Hands

Why do you want to learn pottery?   

Something about using your hands to squish, mold, pinch and sculpt a block of clay into something uniquely beautiful is pretty fascinating.  Furthermore, pottery is not only created for artistic purposes, but also for practical, everyday uses.  I could use my masterpieces as vases, decorative art, storage containers, tableware...just about anything.  Your imagination is your guiding principle -- an aspect of art that I love. 


What do you think would be most challenging?   

After watching a video on how to use a potter's wheel, I determined that after failing about 20 times, I'd probably become somewhat successful in molding the clay into something useful.  Additionally, there are probably skills that take practice-after-practice that I will need to master before I can create what I want to create.  It's more than likely that I'll waste countless blocks of clay by either breaking what I create or just letting it dry out.  That said, I think finding an instructor who provides the first 20 blocks of clay for free (or at a discounted price) would be a bit .

Describe your ideal instructor.

Ideally, my instructor would be extremely patient, yet almost forcefully encouraging.  For instance, he/she would provide me with step-by-step guidelines on making the perfect pottery piece.  I could take my time, but would be challenged to advance my skills.